,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,»==&## ##&==»,,,,
,:»*=&¤¤¤# #¤¤¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### =&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=& ###¤&=*»:,
,:»»»»=&¤¤ &= OPERATION CONTRASTING VALKYRIE &= ¤¤&=»»»»:,
,,,,»»*=&# =& IN THE SIXTIES. THE CENTRAL =& #&=*»»,,,,
,,,,,,»=&¤ &= INTELLIGENCE AGENCY "CIA" RELEASE &= ¤&=»,,,,,,
,:»*=&&¤¤# =& AEROSOLIZED SELATENINE OVER A =& #¤¤&&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### &= JUPITER EQUINOX CONCERT, CREATING &= ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### =& THE LARGEST SECRET PARADIGM SHIFT =& ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤¤¤¤ &= THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER »SEEN». &= ¤¤¤¤&=*»:,
,:»»***&&# =&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=& #&&***»»:,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,,:*&## THE JUPITER EQUINOX* CONCERT IS PART OF ##&*:,,,,,
,:»*=&#### A FESTIVAL IN BLACK TICKLE ARRANGED BY ####&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### A GROUP CALLED EPICENTER OF LOVE. THERE ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### IS NO ENTRANCE BUT VISITORS ARE ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### EXPECTED TO HELP WITH MAINTENANCE. FOOD ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,::»*&¤ AND DRINK IS SHARED. MANY BANDS ARE ¤&*»::,,,,
,:»*=&¤### PLAYING OVER THE FOUR DAY COURSE OF THE ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### FESTIVAL, AND THE STAGE IS OPEN BETWEEN ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### SCHEDULED CONCERTS. JUPITER EQUINOX, ###¤&=*»:,
,:»»***&## WHILE AN UNKNOWN ACT, HAS A PRESTIGIOUS ##&***»»:,
,:»*=&¤### TIMESLOT AT EIGHT IN THE EVENING ON THE ###¤&=*»:,
,,,::*=&¤¤ THIRD DAY, WHICH IS FRIDAY. , , , ¤¤&=*::,,,
,,,,»**=¤# #¤=**»,,,,
,,,,,:»*&# EIGHT IS ALSO WHEN THE PLANE USED TO #&*»:,,,,,
,:»*=&¤¤¤# SPREAD THE AEROSOL LIFTS OFF. IT #¤¤¤&=*»:,
,,,,:**=¤# ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A QUARTER #¤=**:,,,,
,:::*===&¤ PAST, SOUND MASKED BY THE CONCERT. ¤&===*:::,
,,,,,,:*=¤ AROUND WHEN THE FIRST WAVE OF ¤=*:,,,,,,
,:»*=&¤### SELATENINE MUST HAVE REACHED THE ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### AUDIENCE, THE SONG COMES TO A TENSE BUT ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### QUIET MOVEMENT, AND THE LEAD SINGER ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### WALKS TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE. ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,,»*=&# SHE SAYS, WITH A CRYSTALLINE VOICE: "I #&=*»,,,,,
,:»*=&¤### HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. I AM NOT A ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### HUMAN BEING. I AM NOT AN ANIMAL OR A ###¤&=*»:,
,,,::»»*=¤ PLANT. I HAVE BEEN SENT TO DELIVER A ¤=*»»::,,,
,:»*=&¤### MESSAGE TO YOU. A MESSAGE OF HOPE. YOU ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&&&&# ARE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE OTHER BEINGS #&&&&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### IN THE UNIVERSE. THERE IS LIFE OUT ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### THERE, LIFE THAT IS REACHING OUT A ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### HAND. AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE THAT HAND. ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### TO REACH OUT TOWARD THAT HAND AND GRAB ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### IT IT. IT IS TIME TO COME HOME. YOU ARE ###¤&=*»:,
,,:»»»*==¤ GOING HOME. YOU ARE GOING HOME." ¤==*»»»:,,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,,::*&¤ THE SINGER STANDS THERE FOR A FEW ¤&*::,,,,,
,,,,,»**=¤ MOMENTS, HER HAND RAISED IN THE AIR, ¤=**»,,,,,
,:»*=&¤### BEFORE THE REST OF THE BAND KICKS IN ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### AND THE MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO. ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### THE CROWD ERUPTS. AND THEN SOMETHING ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### ELSE ERUPTS AS WELL. A CONCERT-GOER ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,,»*=¤¤ DESCRIBES IT: "SUDDENLY, THE MUSIC ¤¤=*»,,,,,
,,,,,»=&¤# SEAMS BROADER, MORE COLORFUL. I CAN #¤&=»,,,,,
,:::»»=&&# SOMEHOW SEE IT, AND I FEEL THE OTHERS #&&=»»:::,
,,,,:»»»=¤ SEEING IT, AND I SEE IT THROUGH THEIR ¤=»»»:,,,,
,,,,»*&&¤¤ EYES AS WELL. MEANWHILE I'M DANCING, ¤¤&&*»,,,,
,:»*=&¤### AND I CAN FEEL MY BODY AS I'VE NEVER ###¤&=*»:,
,,,:»»»=&¤ DONE BEFORE, I AM AWARE OF EACH CELL ¤&=»»»:,,,
,:»*=&¤### AND EACH MOLECULE, ALL VIBRATING IN ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### UNISON. AND IT'S ALL GOING FASTER, ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&#### BUILDING UP TO SOMETHING, WAKING UP." ####&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,:::»*=&## PEOPLE START FORMING CIRCLES, HOLDING ##&=*»:::,
,,,,,»»»=¤ HANDS AND DANCING. SOME ARE CRYING. ¤=»»»,,,,,
,,,,:*&&¤# SOME ARE LAUGHING. SOME ARE SCREAMING. #¤&&*:,,,,
,,,,,,»»=¤ ¤=»»,,,,,,
,:»*===¤## AND THEN - A FLUTTER - AND SOMETHING ##¤===*»:,
,:»*=&¤### GIVES. A SHOCKWAVE OF REVERSING ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### POLARITY IN THE ETHER, AND LIKE ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,,,»*&# BUTTERFLIES GETTING HIT BY A BURST OF #&*»,,,,,,
,:»*=&¤### WIND, THE THIRD EYE OPENS FOR EVERYONE ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### IN THE AUDIENCE. AND IT BECOMES A CHAIN ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### REACTION, QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS THE ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&&¤## FESTIVAL AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE IS ##¤&&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### A GLOBAL BLACKOUT. FESTIVAL GOERS ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### REGAIN THEIR MEMORIES AROUND A WEEK ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### LATER, THOSE IN THE NEARBY TOWN OF ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*===¤## BLACK TICKLE AFTER A FEW DAYS, IN ##¤===*»:,
,:»*=&&&¤# MONTREAL FOR THE EVENING, THE REST OF #¤&&&=*»:,
,:»»**=¤¤# AMERICA MAYBE AN HOUR. , , , , , #¤¤=**»»:,
,:»*=&¤### ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### AND THUS, THE POPULATION OF EARTH ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### HAS KIND OF LEFT IT'S MATERIALISTIC ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=¤#### BASELINE, ONLY THAT MOST DO NOT ####¤=*»:,
,:*=&¤#### REMEMBER IT. ####¤&=*:,
,:»*&¤#### ####¤&*»:,
,,,,,:**=¤ ¤=**:,,,,,
,:»»»*==¤# =&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=& #¤==*»»»:,
,:»»****&¤ &= * THERE'S AN INTERESTING ASPECT TO &= ¤&****»»:,
,,,»»»=¤## =& THE "JUPITER EQUINOX" ACT. IT =& ##¤=»»»,,,
,,,,,::*&¤ &= SEEMS THERE WAS NEVER ANY &= ¤&*::,,,,,
,:»****&¤# =& JUPITER EQUINOX CONCERTS BEFORE OR =& #¤&****»:,
,,,,»»»*&¤ &= AFTER THE ONE IN BLACK TICKLE. THE &= ¤&*»»»,,,,
,,,:»***=¤ =& LEAD SINGER (ALSO COLLOQUIALLY =& ¤=***»:,,,
,:»*=&¤¤¤¤ &= REFERRED TO AS JUPITER) SEEMED TO &= ¤¤¤¤&=*»:,
,,,::*&¤## =& IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEAR (FOR A LONG =& ##¤&*::,,,
,,,,,,:*=¤ &= WHILE SHE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN &= ¤=*:,,,,,,
,:»*=&#### =& A CIA AGENT, BUT A LATER FOIA =& ####&=*»:,
,,,::*=&¤# &= RELEASE REFUTED THIS). FOR OBVIOUS &= #¤&=*::,,,
,:»*=&¤### =& REASONS, MANY WERE LOOKING FOR ANY =& ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,:»==&¤ &= TRACE OF THE BAND, BUT NONE &= ¤&==»:,,,,
,:»*=&¤### =& WERE FRUITFUL. =& ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### &= &= ###¤&=*»:,
,:»*=&¤### =& RECENTLY, HOWEVER, SOME ATTENTION =& ###¤&=*»:,
,,,,,::*&# &= HAS BEEN DRAWN TO JUNIPER HELDING, &= #&*::,,,,,
,:»*===¤¤# =& A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD POP SINGER FROM =& #¤¤===*»:,
,:»*=&¤¤## &= ENGLAND WHO HAS A VERY STRIKING &= ##¤¤&=*»:,
,,,,:»»»=¤ =& SIMILARITY... =& ¤=»»»:,,,,
,,,::»*&&¤ &=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&= ¤&&*»::,,,
,,,,:»»=&¤ ¤&=»»:,,,,
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